.Dd January 31, 2016
.Dt libqcow 3
.Os libqcow
.Sh NAME
.Nm libqcow.h
.Nd Library to access the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image format
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libqcow
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In libqcow.h
.Pp
Support functions
.Ft const char *
.Fn libqcow_get_version "void"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_get_access_flags_read "void"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_get_access_flags_read_write "void"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_get_access_flags_write "void"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_get_codepage "int *codepage, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_set_codepage "int codepage, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_check_file_signature "const char *filename, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Pp
Available when compiled with wide character string support:
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_check_file_signature_wide "const wchar_t *filename, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Pp
Available when compiled with libbfio support:
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_check_file_signature_file_io_handle "libbfio_handle_t *bfio_handle, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Pp
Notify functions
.Ft void
.Fn libqcow_notify_set_verbose "int verbose"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_notify_set_stream "FILE *stream, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_notify_stream_open "const char *filename, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_notify_stream_close "libqcow_error_t **error"
.Pp
Error functions
.Ft void
.Fn libqcow_error_free "libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_error_fprint "libqcow_error_t *error, FILE *stream"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_error_sprint "libqcow_error_t *error, char *string, size_t size"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_error_backtrace_fprint "libqcow_error_t *error, FILE *stream"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_error_backtrace_sprint "libqcow_error_t *error, char *string, size_t size"
.Pp
File functions
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_initialize "libqcow_file_t **file, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_free "libqcow_file_t **file, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_signal_abort "libqcow_file_t *file, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_open "libqcow_file_t *file, const char *filename, int access_flags, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_close "libqcow_file_t *file, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft ssize_t
.Fn libqcow_file_read_buffer "libqcow_file_t *file, void *buffer, size_t buffer_size, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft ssize_t
.Fn libqcow_file_read_buffer_at_offset "libqcow_file_t *file, void *buffer, size_t buffer_size, off64_t offset, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft ssize_t
.Fn libqcow_file_write_buffer "libqcow_file_t *file, const void *buffer, size_t buffer_size, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft ssize_t
.Fn libqcow_file_write_buffer_at_offset "libqcow_file_t *file, const void *buffer, size_t buffer_size, off64_t offset, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft off64_t
.Fn libqcow_file_seek_offset "libqcow_file_t *file, off64_t offset, int whence, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_get_offset "libqcow_file_t *file, off64_t *offset, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_get_format_version "libqcow_file_t *file, uint32_t *format_version, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_get_encryption_method "libqcow_file_t *file, uint32_t *encryption_method, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_set_keys "libqcow_file_t *file, const uint8_t *key, size_t key_size, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_set_utf8_password "libqcow_file_t *file, const uint8_t *utf8_string, size_t utf8_string_length, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_set_utf16_password "libqcow_file_t *file, const uint16_t *utf16_string, size_t utf16_string_length, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Pp
Available when compiled with wide character string support:
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_open_wide "libqcow_file_t *file, const wchar_t *filename, int access_flags, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Pp
Available when compiled with libbfio support:
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_open_file_io_handle "libqcow_file_t *file, libbfio_handle_t *file_io_handle, int access_flags, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Pp
Meta data functions
.Ft int
.Fn libqcow_file_get_media_size "libqcow_file_t *file, size64_t *media_size, libqcow_error_t **error"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn libqcow_get_version
function is used to retrieve the library version.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
Most of the functions return NULL or \-1 on error, dependent on the return type.
For the actual return values see "libqcow.h".
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
None
.Sh FILES
None
.Sh NOTES
libqcow allows to be compiled with wide character support (wchar_t).

To compile libqcow with wide character support use:
.Ar ./configure --enable-wide-character-type=yes
 or define:
.Ar _UNICODE
 or
.Ar UNICODE
 during compilation.

.Ar LIBQCOW_WIDE_CHARACTER_TYPE
 in libqcow/features.h can be used to determine if libqcow was compiled with wide character support.
.Sh BUGS
Please report bugs of any kind on the project issue tracker: https://github.com/libyal/libqcow/issues
.Sh AUTHOR
These man pages are generated from "libqcow.h".
.Sh COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2010-2016, Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.Sh SEE ALSO
the libqcow.h include file
